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Christian = Republican?
December 9, 2013 at 4:52 am
This is one for the colonials.
To what degree is Christianity in America tied up with the Republican / right wing political position?
On the xtian forum I also frequent there seems to be a very strong correlation between the two. In fact it's tough to find a Christian over there who is not a Republican, sometimes it seems that the theology and the politics blur together. More than once I've had to remind people that the US constitution is not a religious document.
But of course there is lots of selection bias there. So what's the real story?
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RE: Christian = Republican?
December 9, 2013 at 4:55 am
There's a sliding scale of Christianity in America. The closer you get to fundamentalist, the closer you get to (or in many cases, far beyond) the Republican fringe. There are plenty of Christian Democrats and liberals, though. They tend to the Buddy Christ interpretation.
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RE: Christian = Republican?
December 9, 2013 at 11:17 am
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RE: Christian = Republican?
December 9, 2013 at 11:33 am
Drippy, dear drippy....Jefferson did not write the Constitution. He was in Paris watching the revolution break out as American ambassador.
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RE: Christian = Republican?
December 9, 2013 at 2:40 pm
I did click on the link. Which is why I wrote to explain to you that Jefferson did not write the constitution.
Simple facts always seem to elude you. Probably the result of having your head shoved firmly up your ass.
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RE: Christian = Republican?
December 9, 2013 at 3:50 pm
(December 9, 2013 at 4:52 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: To what degree is Christianity in America tied up with the Republican / right wing political position?
Christians are a pretty large and powerful support base in the Republican Party in the USA. For a time it seemed as if their influence was waning, but now it seems to be picking up. I think that in the past there have been minor (and very ineffective) attempts at marginalizing the religious right or even separating the party from them, but the relationship has held.
I think that most self-described libertarians in the USA are Republicans who either want to separate themselves from the religious right, or are seeking to present a version of the GOP that isn't beholden to it. But I don't think you can separate them. I think that as time goes on, the GOP will rely more and more on the religious wing of the party. And I think that over time this will erode their support substantially. But we are still an overwhelmingly religious country and that might take some time.
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RE: Christian = Republican?
December 9, 2013 at 6:29 pm
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